Mystery of Air India crash deepens as report reveals cockpit audio
Fuel cut-off switches were flipped seconds after take-off, a preliminary report finds.
More than $113,000 of rare Pokémon cards stolen in Massachusetts break-in
Owners of 1st Edition Collectibles in New Bedford say suspect broke in to courtyard and smashed window in door
More than $113,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards have been stolen from a Massachusetts shop, according to the store’s owners.
Officers responded to a reported break-in at 1st Edition Collectibles, a trading card shop in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. The break-in reportedly happened around 2.30am and the thief stole a handful of Pokémon cards including five to seven rare cards and a few vintage boxes.
Continue reading...EU will be reeling over how to tackle trade talks after Trump’s 30% tariff threat
Bloc had already backtracked from tough talk to seeking a bare bones deal – but US president has turned tables again
Second-guessing Donald Trump is a fool’s errand.
But Saturday’s shock threat to impose tariffs of 30% on the EU is a blow to the bloc’s confidence, which had already secretly capitulated during negotiations with diplomats revealing they had to sacrifice trade for the wider prize of security and defence of the continent.
Continue reading...US demands clarity from allies on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports – Reuters
- US demands clarity from allies on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports Reuters
- China-Taiwan Weekly Update, July 11, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- The 8-point buzzsaw facing any invasion of Taiwan Responsible Statecraft
- Getting Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping The Cipher Brief
- US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan Financial Times
Alcaraz vs Sinner: Wimbledon men’s single final – start, prize money, form
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz targets a third straight Wimbledon men's singles title as he faces Italy's Jannik Sinner.
Iranian FM warns UN sanctions would ‘end’ Europe’s role in nuclear issue
Abbas Araghchi also says that Tehran is reviewing the details of a possible resumption of nuclear talks with the US.
Jeff Lynne cancels final live show over health concerns
Electric Light Orchestra frontman withdraws from BST Hyde Park festival owing to a ‘systemic infection’
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) frontman Jeff Lynne has cancelled what had been billed as his final ever performance, owing to ill health.
Lynne was due to appear at the BST Hyde Park festival series on Sunday night, closing what had been the band’s farewell “Over and Out” tour, 55 years since the band formed.
Continue reading...Latakia’s burning coast: Sectarian purge masked as ‘wildfire’ under Syria’s new government – thecradle.co
- Latakia’s burning coast: Sectarian purge masked as ‘wildfire’ under Syria’s new government thecradle.co
- Syria’s massive wildfires brought under control after days of intense battles AP News
- Syria says wildfires in northwest Latakia province contained after 10 days Al Jazeera
- 'You don't get to rest': Relentless battle against fires in Syria's coast hampered by landmines thenationalnews.com
- Syria's White Helmets undergo baptism by fire Le Monde.fr
Crunching the data: are resident doctors in England badly paid?
Resident doctors have voted to strike over pay but how much has their real-terms earnings changed since 2008?
Resident doctors in England have voted to strike for five days from 25 July, reigniting one of the NHS’s most bitter industrial disputes.
At the heart of the row is pay: the British Medical Association (BMA) says resident (formerly known as junior) doctors have seen their real earnings fall by more than a quarter since 2008. The government says the union’s demands are unaffordable, and they’ve already received generous rises in recent years.
Continue reading...Public support for resident doctors’ strikes collapses ahead of fresh industrial action
Exclusive: Latest poll comes as Wes Streeting urges medics to call off ‘unnecessary and unfair strikes’
Public support for strikes by resident doctors has collapsed, with barely one in four voters now backing their campaign of industrial action, according to the latest polling, which reveals the deepening unpopularity of further NHS strikes.
Previously strong approval by voters for strikes by junior doctors – as resident doctors were known until last year – has halved from 52% a year ago to just 26%.
Continue reading...Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico
The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting 1 August, in letters posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
The tariff assault on the EU came as a shock to European capitals as the European Commission and the US trade representative Jamieson Greer had spent months hammering out a deal they believed was acceptable to both sides.
Continue reading...Trump says 30-percent tariffs against EU and Mexico to begin on August 1
EU's von der Leyen says the EU will safeguard its interests, 'including the adoption of proportionate countermeasures.'
Several IDF troops hurt in Gaza fighting as Palestinians reported killed at aid site – The Times of Israel
- Several IDF troops hurt in Gaza fighting as Palestinians reported killed at aid site The Times of Israel
- Battered but not beaten, Hamas embraces guerilla tactics with deadly force CNN
- Deaths of Five Israeli Soldiers Fuel Debate Over Ending Gaza War The Wall Street Journal
- No, Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Are Not Martyrs Haaretz
- Rabbi Amsalem bids farewell to his student killed in Gaza bombing Israel National News
Air India fuel switches moved with “some form of human input”
“Now, I wonder if they will be able to tell by the sounds on the flight deck..."
Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal; 17 reported killed in latest shooting near aid – Reuters
- Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal; 17 reported killed in latest shooting near aid Reuters
- Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says The Guardian
- Israeli officials signaling they want UN to remain key Gaza aid channel — WFP deputy The Times of Israel
- Nearly 800 Palestinians killed trying to access aid in Gaza since May, UN says France 24
- Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed UN News
PSG vs Chelsea: FIFA Club World Cup final – teams, start, lineups
European champions Paris Saint-German face Chelsea in New Jersey in the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Giant shoes found near Hadrian’s Wall spark mystery around the soldiers of ancient Rome – CNN
- Giant shoes found near Hadrian’s Wall spark mystery around the soldiers of ancient Rome CNN
- Giant shoes reveal two thousand-year-old evidence KOHA.net
- Using the News in the Classroom: VERY large Roman shoe discovered in Great Britain (2025) educationworld.com
- Huge Roman shoe discovered near Hadrian’s Wall Manchester TImes
- Roman bigfoot? UK archaeologists probe 'unusually large' shoes Citizen Tribune
Dozens killed by Israel at aid site in Gaza, children dying of malnutrition
More than 85 Palestinians have been killed, including 30 aid seekers, in Israeli attacks on the enclave since dawn.
In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster – NPR
- In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster NPR
- Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River The New York Times
- Southeast Asia: Mekong River Commission's assessment reveals serious arsenic contamination in the Mekong and Kok Rivers due mainly to mining operations Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- Two Chiang Mai children found with high arsenic levels linked to river fish consumption Nation Thailand
- Mekong River Commission detects heavy metal contamination along the Mekong bangkokpost.com
Parish of Castel Gandolfo joyful ahead of Pope Leo’s Mass – Vatican News
- Parish of Castel Gandolfo joyful ahead of Pope Leo’s Mass Vatican News
- Pope at Angelus: We cannot cheat death, only serve life to gain eternal life Vatican News
- Thousands attend Pope Leo's first Angelus prayer Yahoo
- Photos show Castel Gandolfo, the 135-acre Italian estate where the pope takes summer vacation Business Insider
- Pope Leo calls for a ‘revolution of love’ during Mass in Castel Gandolfo Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse